Lessons

Zechariah 10:1– The Spring rains are timed appropriately to bring crops to full maturity. When they failed to come, Israel had a problem then, just as they do today. The Lord is calling Israel to pray and He will listen to their prayers and provide the rain that they need for their crops, cattle, and … Read more

Zechariah 9:1-4 – A new line of thought is introduced in Zechariah 9. This is the first of two portions that begin with the words, “The burden of the word of the Lord.” The second is found in Zechariah 12:1. These two major portions go together. We think of a burden as something heavy that … Read more

Zechariah 8:1-3 – Zechariah 7 dealt with the concern about keeping the fast days. While no direct answer was given Zechariah asked them questions that the Lord had given him. Why were these fasts begun because the Lord had directed them or did they institute themselves? Zechariah’s response from the Lord was that if you … Read more

Zechariah 7:1-3 Ritual means nothing unless there is an inward spiritual reality that produces a response from the heart. This is exactly the problem surfacing in Zechariah 7 and 8. Religious observances had turned into lifeless ritual. It has been almost 2 years since Zechariah received the eight visions recorded in Zechariah 1-6. The walls … Read more

Zechariah 6 gives to us the eighth vision seen by Zechariah and concerns four horses, four chariots, and two mountains of brass. This vision is related to Zechariah’s first vision of four horses dispatched by the rider on the red horse, who was shown to be the Messiah. In this final vision, the angelic riders … Read more

Zechariah 5:1-5 – In the first five visions God through His prophet offered comfort and encouragement to those who returned from the Babylonian captivity. Now the prophet in this vision answers questions they wondered about then and we wonder today. Is God really just and fair? Is God going to allow the nations to continue … Read more

Zechariah 4:1-14 – Since the day the Lord created and called Israel, His desire has been that she be the keepers, messengers and servants of His Word and light who would take His Word to all people. Because of her sin, she failed at that task. The events of this book took place shortly after … Read more

Zechariah 3:1-2 The problem that this Zechariah wrestles with in his vision is: How can morally defiled and sinful people be made holy so that might stand and serve in the presence of God. How can they also be able to holy so that they represent God to mankind (Exodus 19:6)? There is only one … Read more

Zechariah now receives the third of his eight visions all of which occurred in one night. He had to have been overwhelmed with all of these things to absorb. In the two visions we have covered in our previous studies, we have learned that the rider on the red horse provided a picture of hope … Read more

The book of Zechariah was written between 520-522 BC the book opens in the 2nd year of Darius’ reign and the last date mentioned is the 4th year of his reign which give us a clue to the dating. This was a time of deep discouragement for the Jewish people who had returned from the … Read more